EXTREME CITIES: Building Against the Tide

Venue

Location

140 Grey Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

22 March 2018

Time

7:30pm
- 9:00pm

Cost

Adult: $35 Concession: $30Student: $10

Moderator

Tanya Ha

Moderator

Tanya Ha

Tanya Ha is an award-winning Australian environmental campaigner, best-selling author and science journalist. She is also a media commentator on science and environmental issues, a behaviour change consultant, and was...

Barbara Norman

Cheryl Desha

Participant

Cheryl Desha

Cheryl Desha is an Associate Professor and the Head of Civil Engineering at Griffith University's Nathan campus in Brisbane. She is responsible for delivering a '21st Century' civil engineering curriculum...

Summary

The urban environments of a sustainable future

By 2050, almost two thirds of the world’s population will live in cities on or near the coast, many of which will support more than 10 million inhabitants. Meanwhile poverty and the wealth gap continue to grow, population growth and density are on the increase and both our natural and built environments are being threatened by the challenges of climate change.

This thought-provoking discussion will reveal ground-breaking global initiatives in urban planning, architecture and engineering that are creating dwellings, workplaces and public spaces to optimise human and environmental survival.

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